Bumper



' Jan. l1 1927. R. A' FLUM BUMPER Filed April l0, 1924 Patented Jan. 11, 1927.

UNITED STATES l 1,613,699 PATENT orner..

noennr A. rLUivi, or xA'LAiwIAZoo,r MICHIGAN, AssIG'Non To 'rn-'E o .e sentite "& BUMrnR COMPANY, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A ooRroRA'rIoN or DELAWARE.

BUMPER.

Application ined Aprii 1o, 1924. serial No. 705,538.

` This invention relates to bumpers, and more particularly to combined bumpers land tender guards, adapted to be Iapplied to the rear ends ot automobiles and similar vehicles. l

rhe invention disclosed herein Vnib-odied in a bumper and fender-guard wherein a space or -pocket is provided,` between the body ot the bumper and the tender guard p ltions thereof, tor the reception ot a spare tire, an instance ot a bumper otthis'type being shown in Patent No. 1,476,605 'issued December 4,' 1923, to Christian Gir-l and Yfilayi'ie E. Dunston.

it is the general purpose and object ot the 'invention to provide a combined bum-per `z'i'nld tender guard ot the 'toregoingjtype which shall be simple in construction vand inexpensive of production, and one wherein the inner ends oit' the rear bars ot' the-tenderguard portions ot the bumper are connected to the main bar in a particularly eliicient manner and are so termed and combined with such connecting means as not only to enable the parts to be constructed cheaply, but to render the bumper capable ot' protecting etiiciently the tenders with which they cooperate.

l accomplish the foregoing objects in and through the construction shown in the drawings, wherein Fig. l represents a plan et a combined bumper and `tender guard constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 an elevatien ot 4the same; and Fig. 3 a detail in section,corresponding to the line 3-3 et' Fig. Q.

Describing the various parts by the relierencc characters. l denotes what will be the trent bar ot the'bumper when applied to the rear ot a vehicle, the said bar having its ends l curved `slightly forwardly and being ot' such length as to extend across the rear end and the tenders ot the vehicle. Each end et' the bar has an eye 2. Cooperating with each end ot' the bar 1, is an upper and a lower bar, indicated at 8, each bar having an eye 4 at its outer end, theseeyes being arranged above and below the eyes 2 and connected thereto by means ot' bolts 5. From each bolt, each bar 3 extends inwardly and rearwardly, having its inner end substantially parallel with the part of the bar l Vwhich is opposite thereto. The. inner end of each bar 3 is merely rounded ott and is connected by a bolt 6 with the vertical body l ot a spacing clamp, the said clamp :coinprising, in addition to the body?, upper :and lower spacing and 'clamping arms 8 each vhaving a flange 9 at its trent. end, which flanges 9 are adapted to engage the top and bottoni edges ot 'the bar l, being secured thereto by a bolt 10. It will be noted that the bolt l0 extends through openings in the arms 8 which 'are so arranged as to ccause the bolt :to bear against the rear `tace oit' the bar l when the front farce thereof is engaged by the flanges 9.

The construction described herein 'is Asim- *ple and economical ot' Aproduction and is simple land incapable ot being plated in aexpensive manner.

By varyi the length of 'the spacing. and clamping arms 8, the depth ot the .pocket fprovided'between the inner ends et the bars 3 land the part oft' the -bar l in front et and 1 between such -ends can be varied to accomlmod'ate vone or more tires, in accordance with the requirements ot the particular installation.

Having thus describedk my invention, what I claim is l. A combined bumper and tender guard f comprising a bar adapted to extend acrossA the rear end of a vehicle, a bar secured to each end ot the first-mentioned bar above kand below the same, respectively, the lastmentioned bars extending inwardly and rearwardly from the ends ot the first-mentioned bar, and means connecting the inner ends of the second-mentioned bars to the first-mentioned bar, the said means comprising a pair of combined spacing and clamping arms at each side ot' the bumper, each arm being connected at one end to the inner end of each of the second-mentioned bars i tioned bar, and means connecting the inner ends of the second-mentioned bars to the first-mentioned bar, the said means comprisroe ing a pair of combined spacing and clamping arms at each side of the bumper, each arm being connected at one end to the inner end of each of the second-mentioned bars, and means connecting the upper and lower arms of each pair and securing the same to the first-mentioned bar.

3. A fender guard comprising a bar adapted to extend across a lender, bars secured to the outer end of the first-mentioned bar and extending rearwardly and inwardly therefrom and arranged above and below the rst-mentioned bar, respectively, and means securing the inner ends of the last two bars to the first-mentioned bars, the said means comprising a body secured to the inner ends of the second-mentioned bars, combined clamping` and spacing arms projecting forwardly from the upper and lower ends of said body, respectively, and means for securing the front ends of the said arms to the first-mentioned bar.

4. A fender guard comprising a bar adapted to extend across a fender, bars secured to the outer end of the rst-mentioned bar and extending rearwardly and inwardly therefrom and arranged respectively above and below the first-mentioned bar, respectively, and means securing the inner ends of the lasttwo bars to the first-mentioned bars, said means comprising a spacing and clamping arm secured to the inner end of 5. A fender guard comprising a bar` adapted to extend across a fender, bars secured to the outer end of the irst-mentioned bar and extending rearwardly and inwardly therefrom and arranged above and below the first-mentioned bar, respectively, and means securing the inner ends of the last two bars to the lirst-mentioned bar, said means comprising a spacing and clamping arm secured to the inner end of the upper bar, a spacing and clamping arm secured to the inner end of the lower bar, the front portions of the said arms being deflected toward each other thereby to engage the top and bottom edge respectively7 of the first-mentioned bar and each having at its 'front end a flange adapted to engage the front face of said bar, and a bolt connecting the said arms.

In testimony whereof, l hereunto affix my signature.

ROBERT A. FLUM; 

